Third Victim Dies After Atlanta-Area Shooting Spree Attributed To Navy Veteran
A third person has died after a series of shootings in the Atlanta area attributed to a Navy veteran, police said. Police identified the shooter as a Navy veteran and said the attacks left three people dead. The shootings took place in the Atlanta area, and law enforcement described them as a spree.
Authorities have not yet released a motive, and investigations into the sequence of events are ongoing, police said. ABC News reported the development; more details are expected as police provide updates.
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- Third victim, 49-year-old Tony Mathews, died April 20 after being shot April 13 outside a Brookhaven supermarket
- Suspect Olaolukitan Adon Abel is a 26-year-old U.S. Navy veteran and naturalized U.S. citizen originally from the U.K.
- Abel is accused of killing three people in separate attacks in Decatur, Brookhaven, and near his Atlanta-area home and faces state murder charges plus a federal firearms charge
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April 20, 2026